Dialysis patients were evaluated by objective diagnostic tests.

Healthy individuals

Hand grip force with Jamar Hand Dynamometer, joint range of motion with Baseline Digital Goniometer, functional level of the upper extremity with the Shoulder-Arm and Hand Problems Questionnaire(DASH), physical activity levels with International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form(IPAQ-short form) and physical functions with Human Activity Profile (HAP) were evaluated.

Turkish version of the Shoulder, Arm and Hand Problems Questionnaire (The DASH-T) was used to asses the functional level of the upper extremity. Turkish version of the shoulder, arm and hand problems questionnaire consists of 30 questions. The first 20 questions are to examine physical competence, and the last 10 questions question pain and related functional and environmental constraints. As the score is closer to zero, the functional level of the person is high; as the score is far from zero the functional level of the person is low .

To asses the level of physical activity, The Turkish version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form was used . In the turkish version of international physical activity questionnaire short form, physical activities were made at least 10 minutes at a time. In the last 7 days of the survey; Severe physical activity duration (min), moderate physical activity duration (min), walking and one day sitting time (min) were questioned. According to the total physical activity score, the physical activity levels of the participants were classified as low level (under 600 MET min /week), intermediate level (600-3000 MET-min /week) and high level (over 3000 MET-min / week) .